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Day 1 Wandered further north west away from the coast. Met a few others who were all friendly to me, but were also low on gear. I was able to kill a chicken with a stone knife. I have not found much loot besides a fire axe and a small pistol. I found the pistol in a yellow residential home. Later on a player ran right past me on the road and did not notice me. This player had a large backpack and a shotgun. Using my fire axe, I was able to kill this person and grab the shotgun. I will usually leave people alone unless they are in my path or contesting me for gear in the area. I'm still pretty lost, but I have to say that "crouch running" is by far one of the best ways to travel as other players seem to not hear you still move at a decent pace. Notes On PVP: I was easily able to sneak up behind the armed player, however, it seemed to take many hits with the axe before they fell to the floor. Their shotgun was loaded as well.

Day0. Spawned in somewhere on the East coast. Just saw some residential buildings all around me, with not much loot. I did find a .22 magazine in a blue car. I saw a fully geared player heading on the road running to the south probably for PVP. I ran north and was held up by another player who thankfully didn't kill me once he found out I had nothing. I believe I was somewhere up near Berezino. After getting held up I got off the road and went west into some more residential houses and a hospital. Still found nothing of worth. I tried to kill a zombie with a shovel, but strafing seemed very clunky and I ended up taking some damage. Crouching/Standing seems to have no difference in being spotted by zombies as of now.

Not sure if anyone is even going to see this ten pages deep, but the server is up and still going fine. Player count is normal, lag isn't bad. Staff is kind of stretched thin, good people though. 198.27.80.213:2702

take the ip address. google geo ip lookup. enter ip. bingo.

The funniest statement in the game. Every time you see someone. This is your one defense to mitigate a threat. If they say yes, you automatically trust them. If they don't answer, you kill them. It's a broken tactic, instead, just say hi, how are you do you need anything? Hi, I am "x" nice to meet you. The blunt and overused, "broYOUFRIENDLY?" doesn't work. We can't count the number of times someone has betrayed us after answering yes. If you start the conversation with a personal connection or kind offer, the player you are meeting will be more apt to react positively. Try it and post what happens.

My post was clearly a joke.

Looks fine to me.

What does this have to do with shotguns

Ah, what do you need done? A job description please?

Shotguns are like pissed off airsoft guns in this game.

Just here to post and update every time I come out with a new video. Enjoy.

sometimes things just.. ep7

yeah. I agree with that. Hopefully OP understands this and doesn't think he sucks, it's just that playing alone is hard and a tactical nightmare.

Hey man. No worries! I am quite like you some days. I don't think you are a bad player either. Here, I will share my experience from yesterday with you. One month old character. Just put down my mosin for an sks with no ammo. Wanted to try the gun out. Up at north east airfield with about ten others online. Could not find any ammo for the sks so I looted the town to the southwest. I enter into a building as I hear a gunshot behind me, screen flashes gray, but I didn't lose blood or anything. I switch rooms and begin talking to the player telling him I am no danger to him. I see his buddy racing past through a window. Neither reply to my call. I fully type out my good intentions. (At no point was I holding my sks as it was on my back.) A few seconds later, laying prone on floor of a two story building, without a noise, "you are dead". Nothing I could have done. Part of the issue is we play alone. Which leaves 80% of gathering loot up to chance without anyone to aid or cover us. It is a tactical nightmare to walk into a town alone. No matter which way you slice it there is no "method" to safely loot a town alone. So, in reality, we play with a huge disadvantage without any way to correct it. Someone may disagree with what I am saying here, but no matter how good they claim to be, playing alone is playing hoping luck is on your side.

defending home.. ep6

playing with friends :D ep5

newsreporter! ep4

you can't read.

yeah, that's what i am saying, people are saying this site shows who is attacking dayz right now. but how can they know that?

http://map.ipviking.com/ says hitting st louis. is that where dayz is based out of or something? How do we know for sure that this website is displaying the attack on dayz servers and not something else

I don't understand this. Please clarify?

Well, yes. I am. For the sake of other newer players. Not that you would try to understand from my viewpoint.

Thanks for your opinion, I am not sure if this was the best place for it though. If you are an experienced player, wait until you have some more posts before you, "preach" to other noobs that will listen to anything you say. It seems like you are making some kind of a guide for players. If you just want to ask for help on a load out, say so! You tagged this "survival guide" and "pvp guide". This is your first post, I wouldn't be showing others how to play unless you state some serious background you could mention.

Just thinking about the idea posted above, if anyone is interested in creating a community based on what I posted above, please message me. No, you would not need coding experience.

Without attachment to the server you are on. Through side chat (meeting people), or building a base (some place you can call home), players have no need to work together. In Dayz Standalone, your gear is worth more than your friendship to someone you don't know. In an odd sense, by killing a player the dead player helps the survivor every way he can. The killer gets his choice of everything you worked for, giving him the best chance at survival. Although, I do come with hope! Right now, I suggest hardcore players join servers that force all participants to role play, to maintain a presence in a VOIP or IRC channel. (in case issues arise) and as always, make sure your servers are password protected. Hey wait, rjclock this doesn't exist! Well, why not make it happen? I can already see people lining up to get on a server like that! Welp, there may be SIMILAR servers, but none to the extent I am speaking of. Something that would literally change the game. With a dedicated number of role players, a controlled forum, irc channels, teamspeak server, it would flourish. Ideas: (remember, all of this must be player controlled. so recording, proper interviews of players, dedicated staff, would all be needed.) Human TradersFriendly Gang Controlled TownsDesignated Kill Zones